Publications by authors named "Wendy Horn"
We examined the relationship between trust in the medical system, medication adherence, and hypertension control in Southern African American men. The sample included 235 African American men aged 18 years and older with hypertension. African American men with higher general trust in the medical system were more likely to report better medication adherence (odds ratio [OR] = 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUsing nominal technique to inform a sexual health program for black youth.
Am J Health Behav
November 2011
Objectives: To describe how nominal group technique (NGT) was used to inform the development of a sexual health education program for black high school youth in the South.
Methods: NGT was used with a community advisory board (CAB) to obtain information regarding the key components of a sexual health program for youth in their community.
Results: The CAB identified 5 priorities to include in the program: sex education, "keeping it real," responsibility/consequences, self-esteem, and female aggressiveness.
Background: Storytelling is emerging as a powerful tool for health promotion in vulnerable populations. However, these interventions remain largely untested in rigorous studies.
Objective: To test an interactive storytelling intervention involving DVDs.
Background: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) has been identified as the primary target of cholesterol-lowering therapy, with the LDL-C goal set at ≤100 mg/dL for patients at high risk, such as those with diabetes.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of simvastatin (S) in achieving LDL-C levels <70 mg/dL in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).
Methods: This was a post-hoc analysis of a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, three-way crossover, placebo (PL)-controlled study that evaluated S80 mg or S40 mg versus PL for increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C).